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Town Hall Meeting in Sierra City, California
May 2000 by Mark Mallicoat
I was invited to attend a meeting on April 7 in Sierra City, between Forest Service officials and a group of concerned area miners regarding what the miners described as abuses by the BLM and local Forest Service officials.Additional articles that might interest you...
Miner Charged in Death of Downieville Miner
April 1999
On Saturday afternoon, February 13, Tom Rose, 36, of Downieville, California was trying out some new metal detector earphones in the area of the Downie River...
On Saturday afternoon, February 13, Tom Rose, 36, of Downieville, California was trying out some new metal detector earphones in the area of the Downie River...
Great Basin Gold
June 2001
The Great Basin, first named by Capt. John Fremont in 1843, consists of a vast region of internal drainage, occupying most of Nevada and western Utah, and parts of California, Oregon, and Idaho.

Ask The Experts
April 2015
• Making a noisy dredge more quiet
• Making a noisy dredge more quiet
In Pursuit of Gold & Silver in the Sierra Madres—The Plan
September 2007
In my travels, and my experience with gravity tables, one thing has implanted itself in my mind. What about the tails?

Company Notes
February 2001
• NRX Global Corp.
• Pan American Silver
• NRX Global Corp.
• Pan American Silver
Mining Deaths Drop Overall in 2000
February 2001
Fatal injuries at mining operations in the United States last year decreased nearly six percent from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the US Department of Labor’s Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Fatal injuries at mining operations in the United States last year decreased nearly six percent from the previous year, according to preliminary data from the US Department of Labor’s Mining Safety and Health Administration (MSHA).
Picks & Pans: Basic Dry Washing Operations in Gold Placer Mining
September 1999
Some of the advantages of dry washing operations are low overhead costs (inexpensive methods and equipment), and the fact that many mining operations can be conducted by one or two individuals.

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